Raja Raja Chozhan Maharajan
PMO, Operational Excellence, Digital Transformation, Strategy
Summary
Experienced business professional with experience in project management, process improvement , Strategy, Digital transformation,Data analysis and Digital tools, AI for operational excellence and sales &operation planning. 15Years of proven track record of successfully streamlining business operations , achieving strategic business objectives and showing year over year improvement key performance indicators. Adept at analyzing data to identify trends and developing strategies to improve efficiency. Looking forward for leadership roles to implement and improve operational and business strategic goals of an organization.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Asia Pacific Project Management Leader
Emerson Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
1 2021 - Current
- Leading project management team, size of 50+, in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Korea & India
- Coaching Project Managers to implement perfect execution through PMO processes.
- Deploying digital tools and spearhead various productivity and quality improvements initiatives
- Implement digital transformation projects to visualize raw material receipt to shipment process in digital information integration.
- Collaborate and lead cross functional teams (customer care, Engineering, PMO, manufacturing, warehouse, logistics, finance) to implement digital control tower to have visibility and control over the execution process..
- Sales and Operations planning for Asia pacific projects to meet sales and operational goals set for financial year.
- Plan and implement initiatives to save cost from supply chain, operational efficiency, preventing profit leakages from liquidated damage, change management and upselling.
- Conduct project reviews to monitor project KPIs (On time delivery 95%, Profit, Liquidate Damage Risk, Finished Goods, Sales forecast 90% accuracy)
- Develop project dash boards to monitor KPIs and Guide project managers to meet and exceed KPI targets.
- Projects demand forecast for supply chain and Production planning to meet on time delivery and customer satisfaction.
- Monitoring finished goods (FG) and guide project managers to take appropriate actions to keep aging FGs as low as possible.
- Coaching cross functional team to plan logistical activities ahead to manage storage space and minimize finished goods age and storage cost.
- Risk Analysis, Risk mitigation, monitoring and control for Asia pacific projects
- Performance development planning and guidance for team to keep organization objectives and individual career ambitions aligned
- System and process changes implementation, including training plans for knowledge transfer to sustaining teams.
Project Manager- Project Management
Emerson Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
10.2015 - 12.2020
- Implemented perfect execution and achieving 95% success rate in meeting project objectives
- Implement project management processes (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling) and improved productivity from 80-90% and on time delivery from 85% to 95%
- Successfully completed projects worth of USD100M with improved profit margins 20 to 25%
- Managing at least four teams (min10memebers per team) of experts from multinational, cultural, religious, and linguistic backgrounds
- Conduct project reviews to monitor project KPIs (On time delivery, Profit, Liquidate Damage Risk, Finished Goods, Sales forecast)
- Project supply chain management and supplier performance evaluation.
Team Lead – Project Management
Aibel Pte Ltd
10.2012 - 09.2015
- Implemented operation excellence projects for Energy companies in Norway (Statoil, BP, ConocoPhillips) to improve operational reliability and saved more than $30mn per day
- Successfully completed Energy engineering projects worth more than USD100M
- Manage project management processes (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling)
- Optimize Global value chain strategy to improve QHSE, cost and delivery performance
- Implement seamless communication among teams in Singapore, Norway and Thailand.
Project Manager- Project Management
Laksel EPS Technologies Pte Ltd
01.2009 - 09.2012
- Executed process system packages for oil and gas, petrochemical and refinery companies in India, Malaysia, Singapore, and the African continent
- Managed CAPEX projects producing Crude oil and Gas worth of $100mn/week
- Provide Green solutions to protect environment by capturing greenhouse gases discharging from upstream and downstream oil and industries
- Produced CER units worth $10mn to exchange in emission trading
- Provide cost effective solution to oil rich developing countries to treat fossil fuel for export markets
Education
MBA - Operation Analytics, Strategy & Organization
NUS Business School
Singapore 08.2018 - 06.2020
Master of Science - Project Management
National University of Singapore
Singapore 08.2011 - 06.2013
Master of Science - Safety, Health And Envrionmental Technology
National University of Singapore
Singapore 01.2008 - 12.2008
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication
College of Engineering Guindy
India 07.2002 - 05.2006
Skills
Staff Development
Business Administration
Process Monitoring and Improvement
Continuous Improvement
Result oriented
Planning and organizing
Communication
Risk Management
Project Management
Stakeholder management
Crisis management
Coaching
Decision-making
Conflict management
Data Analytics
Staff Development
Certification
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by Project Management institute, USA
Awards
- Received Emerson President’s award for operational excellence in 2017.
- Nominated for Emerson Perfect Execution leadership programme in 2018.
- Problem Solving Hero for Emerson’s first digital transformation project in 2022.
Personal Information
Nationality: Singapore Citizen
Timeline
MBA - Operation Analytics, Strategy & Organization
NUS Business School
08.2018 - 06.2020
Certified internal Auditor -ISO9001-2015; ISO-14001-2015; OSHAS-18001-2007
04-2018
Certified Project Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) by Project Management institute, USA
05-2016
Project Manager- Project Management
Emerson Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
10.2015 - 12.2020
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by Project Management institute, USA
03-2013
Team Lead – Project Management
Aibel Pte Ltd
10.2012 - 09.2015
Master of Science - Project Management
National University of Singapore
08.2011 - 06.2013
Project Manager- Project Management
Laksel EPS Technologies Pte Ltd
01.2009 - 09.2012
Master of Science - Safety, Health And Envrionmental Technology
National University of Singapore
01.2008 - 12.2008
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication
College of Engineering Guindy
07.2002 - 05.2006
Asia Pacific Project Management Leader
Emerson Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
1 2021 - Current